†Chumashius balchi Stock 1933 (tarsier)
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Mammalia - Primates - Omomyidae
Full reference: C. Stock. 1933. An Eocene primate from California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 19(11):954-959
Belongs to Chumashius according to P. Robinson 1968
See also Stock 1933
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LACM(CIT) 1391, a mandible (mandibular fragment with P3-4M1-3). Its type locality is Pearson Ranch (Bed CS20), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.
Ecology: arboreal insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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